Mitosis
The phase where the centromere splits causing sister chromatids to travel to opposite poles of the cell.
What is anaphase?
The term that describes the condition of only having one copy of each chromosome.
What is haploid?
The diploid number for humans.
What is 46?
The cell grows and undergoes normal cell activities during this phase.
What is the growth phase?
The majority of the time, cells spend their time in this phase.
What is interphase?
The purpose of mitosis.
What is for growth and repair?
The stage in which homologous chromosomes separate.
What is anaphase I?
If the DNA strand below went through DNA replication, what would be the result?
A-T
A-T
C-G
T-A
G-C
What is
A-T A-T
A-T A-T
C-G C-G
T-A T-A
G-C G-C?
The stage where a cell splits into two separate cells.
What is cytokinesis?
The enzyme that unwinds the DNA during the S phase.
What is DNA helicase?
Chromosomes line up in the center of the cell during this phase.
What is metaphase?
The final result of meiosis including ploidy.
What is four haploid cells?
During synthesis, DNA is copied making these.
What are sister chromatids?
The condition where the cell cycle becomes unregulated and uncontrolled cell division occurs.
What is cancer?
Two identical diploid cells are created during this.
What is mitosis?
These pull the chromosomes to opposite ends of the cell.
What are spindle fibers?
Mitosis consists of ____ step(s) containing _____ phases while meiosis consists of ____ step(s) containing ____ phases.
What is 1, 4, 2, 8?
The backbone of DNA is made of these.
What are deoxyribose sugars and phosphates?
This gene, also known as the tumor suppressor gene, inhibits the growth and development of tumors.
What is the p53 gene?
These are the three stages of interphase.
What are G1, S, and G2?
The two main things that occur during prophase.
What are the chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane dissolves?
The phase where 4 new nuclear membranes are formed.
What is telophase II?
Chromosome pairs that are similar in length, gene location, and centromere location.
What are homologous chromosomes?
The term used to describe a characteristic of healthy cells, which dictates that cells will not continue to grow if the surrounding tissue is of a certain density.
What is density-dependent inhibition?
Programmed cell death.
What is apoptosis?